Now Playing for VirtualDJ
VirtualDJ on screen. Automatically.
Two ways in: read VirtualDJ's history, or talk to it directly with Network Control and follow the deck your audience hears.
Screenshot: VirtualDJ and Now Playing side by side on one desktop. VirtualDJ has a track playing; Now Playing shows that same track detected, with artwork, title, artist, BPM, and key.
How it connects
How Now Playing reads VirtualDJ
Now Playing reads VirtualDJ in whichever of two modes fits your setup. Playlist mode reads VirtualDJ's play history files and works on Home and Pro with one setting turned on. Network Control talks to VirtualDJ directly: faster updates, deck-aware, and richer metadata, using VirtualDJ's plugin system with a Pro license.
From there it's the same everywhere: tracks flow to your overlay, Twitch chat, files, and every other output the moment they go on air.
What works
- VirtualDJ 2024 and newer, Home and Pro
- Playlist mode: one history setting, no plugin
- Network Control: live deck awareness and more metadata (Pro license)
Known limits
- Versions before VirtualDJ 2024 are not supported
- Playlist mode follows the history file, not the crossfader
Setup
Three steps, then forget it's there
- 1
Download Now Playing free and open it
- 2
Pick a connection mode (the setup guide covers both)
- 3
Add the overlay to OBS and play
The overlay updates itself for the rest of the set.
VIDEO (60–90s, muted with burned-in captions, poster frame): screen recording of the whole VirtualDJ setup, done once at real speed — open Now Playing, connect VirtualDJ with the exact settings visible on screen, add the overlay to OBS, then play a track and watch the overlay fill in by itself. Ends on the live overlay, no narration needed.
In the app
Connected in one screen
Put VirtualDJ on your stream
Download free, connect, and the overlay is live in minutes. Free includes overlays and file output.
See exactly what's captured in the help center